Wan-Gyu Kim *, Gyo-Bin Lee, Hong-Sik Shim, and Weon-Dae Cho
Global Agro-Consulting Corporation, Suwon 16614, Korea
Correspondence to wgkim5121@naver.com
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) June, 2021, 49(2):249-251.
https://doi.org/10.4489/KJM.20210022
Accepted: April 20, 2021; Revised: April 11, 2021; Received: February 26, 2021
Published: June, 2021.
© 2021 THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF MYCOLOGY.
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Damping-off symptoms were frequently observed in young deltoid synurus (Synurus deltoides) plants grown in a farmer's vinyl greenhouse located in Hwacheon, Gangwon Province, Korea, during a disease survey in July 2019. The incidence of diseased plants in the vinyl greenhouse investigated was 5-30%. Five isolates of Rhizoctonia sp. were obtained from the diseased plants and identified as Rhizoctonia solani AG-1 (IB), based on morphological and cultural characteristics and anastomosis test results. Three isolates of R. solani AG-1 (IB) were tested for pathogenicity on deltoid synurus using artificial inoculation. All the tested isolates induced damping-off symptoms in the inoculated plants. The symptoms were similar to those observed in plants from the farmer's vinyl greenhouse. To our best knowledge, this is the first report of R. solani AG-1 (IB) causing damping-off in deltoid synurus.
Anastomosis, Damping-off, Deltoid synurus, Rhizoctonia solani AG-1 (IB)